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18A(18A) Gory Brutal Violence

Synopsis

Dir: Sebastien Vanicek. Horror. After losing her husband (George Pullar), a woman (Souheila Yacoub) goes to live with her in-laws (Tandi Wright, Erroll Shand, Maude Davey, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan) at their secluded home.

Content elements

  • Frequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and sexual slurs
  • Infrequent use of sexual references - little detail
  • Pervasive portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence, some in a domestic context, some involving children and animals, some in a self-harm context - much blood and gory brutal detail; frequent detailed portrayals of injuries and suffering - much blood, gory detail
  • Frequent portrayals of paranormal phenomena and transformations - detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of tobacco and alcohol use in a recreational context
  • Infrequent portrayals of crude bodily functions - some detail

Thematic elements

  • Survival
  • Family dynamics
  • The unexplained

Classification rationale

Rated 18A for gory brutal violence

Classification date

June 25, 2026

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